Is Monton cheaper than Productive?

Usually, for teams with more than a few people. Productive charges per user, so the bill grows with every hire. Monton charges a flat price per plan, starting at €19/month billed annually, and is free for up to 5 people. Compare the starting prices in the table above with your own headcount.

Does Productive have a free plan?

No. Productive offers a 14-day free trial and its plans have a 3-seat minimum. Monton has a free-forever plan for up to 5 people.

Can I move from Productive to Monton?

Yes. Export your clients, projects and time entries from Productive as CSV and import them into Monton. Most agencies move active projects first and keep the old account read-only until month-end reporting is closed.

Which is better for a small agency?

For agencies under about 15 people that want projects, time tracking, staffing and margins in one place, Monton is easier to start with: it's free up to 5 people and has no feature tiers. Productive makes more sense when you need advanced forecasting or many integrations.

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Monton vs Productive

Both are agency management platforms that tie projects, time tracking, budgets and profitability together. The main difference is how you pay: Productive charges per user with a 3-seat minimum and no free plan, while Monton charges a flat price per plan, is free for up to 5 people and includes every feature on every plan. Productive goes deeper on revenue forecasting and multi-company setups.

Start freeFree up to 5 people · No card

Starting price

Monton€19/moFlat per plan

Productive$10/user/moPer user

Monton vs Productive at a glance

		Monton	Productive
1	Pricing model	Flat per plan	Per user
2	Starting price	€19/mo	$10/user/mo
3	Free plan	Up to 5 people	No
4	Minimum seats	—	3
5	Free trial	—	14 days
6	Time tracking	Yes	Yes
7	Resource planning	Yes	Yes
8	Project budgets	Yes	Yes
9	Profitability / margin reports	Yes	Yes
10	Invoicing	Yes	Yes
11	CRM / sales pipeline	Yes	Yes
12	Official MCP server for AI	Yes	From Ultimate
13	Headquarters	Spain	Croatia

Starting price is the cheapest paid plan at its lowest published rate (annual billing where offered). Competitor data comes from each vendor's public pricing and help pages. Last checked October 2026.

Choose Monton if…

✓You want a predictable bill that doesn't grow with every hire inside your plan
✓You're a small or mid-sized agency and want to start free with up to 5 people
✓You want every feature from day one instead of unlocking them by tier
✓You want to connect Claude or another AI assistant through MCP without an enterprise plan
✓You work in Spanish, Italian or Catalan as well as English

Choose Productive if…

✓You need revenue forecasting, scenario planning or overhead allocation
✓You run several subsidiaries or legal entities in one account
✓You need a large ecosystem of native integrations, including HRIS and HubSpot
✓You have more than 200 people to put in one workspace

Key differences

Pricing model: Productive is priced per user per month, with a 3-seat minimum, and freelancers count as paid users. Monton is priced per plan: a team of 6 and a team of 15 pay the same on the Team plan, and paid plans start at €19/month billed annually.
Feature access: Productive spreads features across Essential, Professional and Ultimate: rate cards, recurring budgets and advanced reports start at Professional, while forecasting, overhead calculation and its MCP server are on Ultimate. On Monton, every plan has every feature; plans differ only in seats, storage and support.
Getting started: Productive offers a 14-day trial. Monton has a free plan for up to 5 people with no time limit and no credit card, so a small team can run real projects before paying anything.
Depth: Productive is the more mature product, with deeper financial planning (forecasting, scenarios, subsidiaries) and more integrations. Monton focuses on the core loop of hours, staffing, invoices and live margin per project and client, and keeps it simple to set up.
AI assistants: Both offer an official MCP server, so Claude and other assistants can read and update data. Productive limits it to the Ultimate plan; Monton includes it on every plan, including the free one.

Frequently asked questions

Is Monton cheaper than Productive?: Usually, for teams with more than a few people. Productive charges per user, so the bill grows with every hire. Monton charges a flat price per plan, starting at €19/month billed annually, and is free for up to 5 people. Compare the starting prices in the table above with your own headcount.
Does Productive have a free plan?: No. Productive offers a 14-day free trial and its plans have a 3-seat minimum. Monton has a free-forever plan for up to 5 people.
Can I move from Productive to Monton?: Yes. Export your clients, projects and time entries from Productive as CSV and import them into Monton. Most agencies move active projects first and keep the old account read-only until month-end reporting is closed.
Which is better for a small agency?: For agencies under about 15 people that want projects, time tracking, staffing and margins in one place, Monton is easier to start with: it's free up to 5 people and has no feature tiers. Productive makes more sense when you need advanced forecasting or many integrations.

We make Monton, so weigh our view accordingly. We've kept the competitor facts to what their own pricing and help pages say; if something is out of date, tell us at hello@monton.app and we'll fix it.

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